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Story of Six Rivers
Peter Coates
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Description for Story of Six Rivers
Hardcover. Relating the biographies of four European and two North American rivers, A Story of Six Rivers considers the place of rivers in our world and emphasizes the inextricable links between their history, culture and ecology. Num Pages: 256 pages, 90 black and white. BIC Classification: HBTB; RN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 242 x 166 x 27. Weight in Grams: 890.
Many of the world's major cities sprang up on the banks of rivers. Used for water, food, irrigation, transportation and power, rivers sustain life and connect places and countries, but most of us think of them simply as waterways that must be crossed on the way to somewhere else. Relating the biographies of four European and two North American rivers, A Story of Six Rivers considers the place of rivers in our world and emphasizes the inextricable links between their history, culture and ecology. This book gives voice to six bodies of water: the Danube, the second-longest river in Europe; ... Read more
Many of the world's major cities sprang up on the banks of rivers. Used for water, food, irrigation, transportation and power, rivers sustain life and connect places and countries, but most of us think of them simply as waterways that must be crossed on the way to somewhere else. Relating the biographies of four European and two North American rivers, A Story of Six Rivers considers the place of rivers in our world and emphasizes the inextricable links between their history, culture and ecology. This book gives voice to six bodies of water: the Danube, the second-longest river in Europe; ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Reaktion Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
Number of Pages
352
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781780231068
SKU
V9781780231068
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Ref
99-15
About Peter Coates
Peter Coates is Professor of American and Environmental History at the University of Bristol and the author of many books. His previous books include Salmon (Reaktion, 2006).
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